Wednesday, October 14, 2009

Salesforce chief trades barbs for Larry love • The Register

Strange days indeed

Marc Benioff, Salesforce.com's chief executive, has not just guested at Oracle's OpenWorld event with a speaking turn: He also delivered a message of co-existence with his business-applications and software architecture rival.

Benioff, who's ridiculed the idea of on-site software in the past and whose company has became a pin-up for Software-as-Service evangelists, also praised Oracle and chief executive Larry Ellison. He noted the companies had a "fantastic relationship."